Saraj Surname
Approximately 2,805 people bear this surname
Saraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,177 | 1:651,712 | 30,750 |
| Pakistan | 968 | 1:184,549 | 4,637 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 73 | 1:125,511 | 10,390 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| Mauritius | 44 | 1:29,396 | 5,731 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Nepal | 22 | 1:1,294,589 | 6,753 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
The alternate forms: Šaraj (46) are calculated separately.
Saraj (17,924) may also be a first name.
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Saraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saraj (Bengali: সরাজ, Georgian: სარაჯ, Hindi: सराज, Marathi: सारज, Oriya: ସରଜ, Tibetan: ས་རཇ་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Šaraj. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 156,154th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,598,056 people. The last name Saraj is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Saraj reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Saraj is also the 40,953rd most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 17,924 people.
This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 1,177 people, or 1 in 651,712. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 26 percent are found, West Bengal, where 23 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 9 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 35 percent are found and Morocco, where 5 percent are found.
Saraj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Saraj last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Saraj earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.81% less than the national average, earning 232,544 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $46,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.33% more than the national average, earning $62,267 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saraj in the Georgian language | ||
| სარაჯ | saraj | - |
| Saraj in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་རཇ་ | saraja | - |
| Saraj in the Hindi language | ||
| सराज | saraja | 76.12 |
| सरेाज | sareaja | 10.98 |
| सरज | saraja | 8.93 |
| सारज | saraja | 1.43 |
| सरोज | saroja | 0.81 |
| सेराज | seraja | 0.56 |
| सूरज | suraja | 0.43 |
| साराज | saraja | 0.31 |
| शरण | sarana | 0.06 |
| सिराज | siraja | 0.06 |
| Saraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରଜ | saraja | 60.74 |
| ସରାଜ | saraja | 15.01 |
| ସେରାଜ | seraja | 9.24 |
| ସାରଜ | saraja | 7.85 |
| ସରଯ | saraya | 2.08 |
| ଶରଜ | saraja | 0.69 |
| ସାରଯ | saraya | 0.46 |
| ସରାଯ | saraya | 0.46 |
| ସାରାଜ | saraja | 0.46 |
| ସାରଜ୍ | saraj | 0.23 |
| ସିରାଜ | siraja | 0.23 |
| ଶାରଜ | saraja | 0.23 |
| ସରଜ୍ | saraj | 0.23 |
| ସାରାଜ୍ | saraj | 0.23 |
| ସରାଜ୍ | saraj | 0.23 |
| Saraj in the Bengali language | ||
| সরাজ | saraja | 57.89 |
| সরজ | saraja | 36.84 |
| সারাজ | saraja | 5.26 |
| Saraj in the Marathi language | ||
| सारज | saraja | 28.88 |
| सरेाज | sareaja | 23.71 |
| सरज | saraja | 19.83 |
| सरोज | saroja | 7.76 |
| सराज | saraja | 6.47 |
| सुरज | suraja | 2.59 |
| राज | raja | 1.72 |
| साराज | saraja | 0.86 |
| शरद | sarada | 0.86 |
| शराज | saraja | 0.43 |
| राजू | raju | 0.43 |
| सीराज | siraja | 0.43 |
| सारी | sari | 0.43 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saraj
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